organ

Example Sentences

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The scans uncovered a radula, a ribbon-like feeding organ lined with rows of tiny teeth that is found in molluscs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The original sense of “bottom” survives in many words related to “fund,” including foundation, fundamental, profound and the medical term fundus, the area of a hollow organ that is farthest away from the organ’s opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Viet Nam News reported that organ donations had been made to "five critically ill Vietnamese patients" at the hospital.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Although many infections resolve on their own in people with healthy immune systems, the virus can become chronic in individuals with weakened immunity, including organ transplant recipients and people living with HIV.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“Yore eyes was all feisty and yore feet patted out the organ music whilst we talked. Was thet really the first time you ever set outside with the young folks, Miss Mattie Lou?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns